![[linguistic_determinism.MP4]] Does language shape our cognition? English and many other languages have gendered nouns so a boat might be a "she" but if a language didnt have gendered nouns, how would this shape and reflect in their cognition and perspectives of the world? > Since the 20th century, linguistic determinism has largely been discredited by studies and abandoned within linguistics, cognitive science, and related fields. > <span class="signature"> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_determinism">Wikipedia</a></span>